The appendix is a small finger-like appendage found near the juncture of the small and large intestines. Also termed the vermiform appendix, the organ is vestigial and has no apparent function. Vestigial organs and structures are those that do not...

In human anatomy, the appendix (or vermiform appendix; also cecal appendix) is a blind ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouch-like structure of the colon. The appendix is near the junction of the...

A 9 year old girl presented for transverse loop colostomy closure. She had an imperforated anus, for which an anal pull-through procedure was carried out at the age of four years. On examination, a transverse loop colostomy was present on the right upper abdomen,...